diff --git a/libreplan-business/src/main/java/org/libreplan/business/logs/entities/IssueLog.java b/libreplan-business/src/main/java/org/libreplan/business/logs/entities/IssueLog.java
index 29daeb4b4..bc42efd9a 100644
--- a/libreplan-business/src/main/java/org/libreplan/business/logs/entities/IssueLog.java
+++ b/libreplan-business/src/main/java/org/libreplan/business/logs/entities/IssueLog.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.libreplan.business.users.entities.User;
 public class IssueLog extends ProjectLog {
 
     private IssueTypeEnum type = IssueTypeEnum.getDefault();
-    private String status;
+    private String status = "LOW";
     private LowMediumHighEnum priority = LowMediumHighEnum.getDefault();
     private LowMediumHighEnum severity = LowMediumHighEnum.getDefault();
     private Date dateRaised;
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/logs/IssueLogCRUDController.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/logs/IssueLogCRUDController.java
index cbb31ece5..18ba2cf8f 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/logs/IssueLogCRUDController.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/logs/IssueLogCRUDController.java
@@ -288,10 +288,19 @@ public class IssueLogCRUDController extends BaseCRUDController<IssueLog> {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public void updateStatus() {
+    public void updateStatusList(boolean ifNew) {
         ListModelList model = new ListModelList(getIssueStatusEnum());
         status.setModel(model);
-        status.setSelectedItem(status.getItemAtIndex(0));
+        if(ifNew)
+            status.setSelectedItem(status.getItemAtIndex(0));
+        else {
+            for(int i = 0; i < status.getItems().size(); i++) {
+                if (status.getModel().getElementAt(i).toString().equals(getIssueLog().getStatus())) {
+                    status.setSelectedItem(status.getItemAtIndex(i));
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -414,11 +423,13 @@ public class IssueLogCRUDController extends BaseCRUDController<IssueLog> {
     @Override
     protected void initCreate() {
         issueLogModel.initCreate();
+        updateStatusList(true);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void initEdit(IssueLog entity) {
         issueLogModel.initEdit(entity);
+        updateStatusList(false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -432,6 +443,7 @@ public class IssueLogCRUDController extends BaseCRUDController<IssueLog> {
             throw new WrongValueException(bdUserIssueLog,
                     _("please select an author"));
         }
+        getIssueLog().setStatus(status.getSelectedItem().getLabel());
         issueLogModel.confirmSave();
     }
 
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/logs/_editIssueLog.zul b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/logs/_editIssueLog.zul
index 7126cc8c5..9b423eae9 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/logs/_editIssueLog.zul
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/logs/_editIssueLog.zul
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@
                                      model="@{issueLogController.issueTypeEnum}"
                                      selectedItem="@{issueLogController.issueLog.type}"
                                      itemRenderer="@{issueLogController.issueTypeRenderer}"
-                                     onSelect="issueLogController.updateStatus()"/>
+                                     onSelect="issueLogController.updateStatusList(true)"/>
 
                             <label value="${i18n:_('Status')}" />
-                            <listbox id="listIssueLogStatus" mold="select" rows="1" width="230px" >
-                                    <listitem label="LOW" value="LOW" selected="true"></listitem>
-                                    <listitem label="MEDIUM" value="MEDIUM"></listitem>
-                                    <listitem label="HIGH" value="HIGH"></listitem>
+                            <listbox id="listIssueLogStatus" mold="select" rows="1" width="230px">
+
                             </listbox>
                                      <!--model="@{issueLogController.issueStatusEnum}"
                                      selectedItem="@{issueLogController.issueLog.status}"
-                                     itemRenderer="@{issueLogController.issueStatusRenderer}" -->
+                                     itemRenderer="@{issueLogController.issueStatusRenderer}"  <listitem label="LOW" value="LOW" selected="true"></listitem>
+                                    <listitem label="MEDIUM" value="MEDIUM"></listitem>
+                                    <listitem label="HIGH" value="HIGH"></listitem>-->
                         </row>
                     </rows>
                 </grid>